Cumberland Island to Wally’s Leg Anchorage, Stop at Jekyll Island

Cruising up the Intracoastal we will try to plan our days based on the places we would like to visit but still cruise some distance each day. We hope to stay at marinas for two nights so we can see the major sights and large cities.

Our tax $ at work, cool!

We passed a nuclear submarine base in Cumberland sound, we saw several security boats but no submarines. 

Today we stopped at lunch time on Jekyll Island, anchored and traveled  by dinghy a mile and a half to the “millionaires’ village” on Jekyll Island. Lunch was at Latitude 31 a restaurant right on the dock. There were 34 homes in the village with a large Club Hotel, nice homes for the owners and several nice cottages for the people that worked on the estates and hotel. There are indoor tennis courts, a croquet field and a beautiful setting. 

Croquet field in the foreground a single stake in the center

 

Jekyll Island Club History

At the turn of the century, tycoons, politicians, and socialites flocked to Jekyll Island to revel in their own luxury and America’s burgeoning wealth. Our historic Georgia Club was described in the February 1904 issue of Munsey’s Magazine as “the richest, the most exclusive, the most inaccessible club in the world.” Its impressive members included such luminaries as J.P. Morgan, William Rockefeller, Vincent Astor, Joseph Pulitzer, William K. Vanderbilt, and other recognizable names on the roster were Macy, Goodyear, and Gould.

After our visit we loaded up our dinghy and traveled another 4 hours to our current anchorage in the marsh lands of Georgia. Pretty setting but quite buggy. We have learned to close up the boat early, turn on the generator and air conditioning to reduce the number of bugs.

Nice quiet sunset.

Beautiful grounds, well preserved

Fantastic homes

Peaceful